Euro 2016 - Everyone but us.

Discussion in 'The Netherlands' started by JC-14, Jun 10, 2016.

  1. Dutch Treat

    Dutch Treat Member

    May 6, 2005
    Amsterdam|Alphen a/d Rijn
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Portugal - Hungary, crazy game. 3-3 and 20 mins to go.
     
  2. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Now watch Iceland go on to win the whole tournament :ROFLMAO:
     
  3. PuckVanHeel

    PuckVanHeel Member+

    Oct 4, 2011
    Club:
    Feyenoord
    Deep down I hope they kick out the Premier League glamor boys.
     
  4. PuckVanHeel

    PuckVanHeel Member+

    Oct 4, 2011
    Club:
    Feyenoord
  5. With 21 WC/EC titles on one side of the track to the Final and zero on the other.
    Can we put the blame on the extended numbers of the competing nations at the finals in France?
     
  6. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
  7. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    I think I've seen that called exactly one time in the past five years. I don't think there is a keeper alive who doesn't come off his line to try to stop a PK. It was a lame kick by Ramos and Modric's message got through to the keeper about where he was going to kick it. I don't know why Fabregas wasn't the first choice; he used to take all the kicks when he was at Arsenal but maybe Rakitic would have helped out the keeper in that case.
     
  8. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    I've seen it called many more times then that. There are also degrees of how far off the line refs will let you get away with, he was WAY off his line. A little bit or a medium bit most refs will turn a blind eye to
     
  9. JC-14

    JC-14 Member+

    Jan 28, 2010
    Amsterdam
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Those were two boring matches (except goal Shakira of course)

    Hopefully Crotia - Portugal is better.
     
  10. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    No such luck. This hasn't been a good Euro so far
     
  11. JC-14

    JC-14 Member+

    Jan 28, 2010
    Amsterdam
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Man that was boring. Ref not helping either.
     
  12. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Is Renato Sanches a holding midfielder?
     
  13. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Not sure I want to watch the Croatia/Portugal extra time. Neither team can figure out how to get a shot on goal. Maybe will go to penalties.
     
  14. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
  15. White/Blue_since1860

    Orange14 is gay
    Jan 4, 2007
    Bum zua City
    Club:
    TSV 1860 München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    This year's Euro is in dire need of an Holland coming out all guns blazing
     
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  16. DRB300

    DRB300 Member+

    Sep 21, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
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  17. White/Blue_since1860

    Orange14 is gay
    Jan 4, 2007
    Bum zua City
    Club:
    TSV 1860 München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    lol I wouldnt come up with an once in an century tossup of Van Gaal's bunkerball as an example. I thought more of 2008
     
  18. DRB300

    DRB300 Member+

    Sep 21, 2007
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    No, 2008 contained also many counter goals (which I like, so that is ok). Was not as attacking as people think and van Bastens football outside of the group stage sucked. The qualification stage was painful to watch. That van Gaal system with the NT on the WC was also due to injury of a key player. The 2008 game under van Basten against Russia after the group stage was even one sided in terms of who was attacking.

    The 2014 game against Spain kick started the tournament IMO and surprised many. People still feared Spain and we made them look very vulnerable. We might have given them a mental blow, as Chile was finally able to win against them as well (after how many tries?). Spain out after winning Euro/WC/Euro back to back. A Chile that would win the Copa later on and is now again in the final winning 7-0 against Mexico just this week. Netherlands beat Chile too (2-0). Australia game was atrocious, but 9 points from that group was coming out very strong. Especially considering the 2 bullshit penalties against us.

    I fully enjoyed that 5-1 and certainly the second half had plenty of action. I also liked the diving header from RvP. Beauty of a goal. Had something very elegant.
     
  19. Laurent75

    Laurent75 Member

    Aug 2, 2014
    He is. He definitly had an impact coming in against Croatia. He is like an octopus player, he attracts the ball and protects it very well. That being said, his passing sucks IMO and his handling speed is quite low.

    Ake can be his dutch version if he finally plays as a DM rather than LB.
     
  20. Brilliant Dutch

    Brilliant Dutch Member+

    Ajax
    Netherlands
    Oct 14, 2013
    Amsterdam, Holland
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Yeah, thats what I thought. He right away gave off the look of another Makelele type player. Hard to work off the ball, good body strength....etc. Could be a key player for Portugal for many years to come.

    If I were the manager I would start him remaining Euro matches
     
  21. Orange14

    Orange14 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 27, 2007
    Bethesda, MD
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    I thought Sanches looked more like Edgar Davids!:)
     
  22. White/Blue_since1860

    Orange14 is gay
    Jan 4, 2007
    Bum zua City
    Club:
    TSV 1860 München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I think we'll have to disagree on this one. 2008 was absolutely watchable. 2014 had the first game and then it went downhill. Especially when I think back to the Costa Rica do not attack pact.

    Btw
     
  23. thatkid

    thatkid Member

    Jun 21, 2010
    Netherlands
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    ehh.. Didn't you think we were absolute shit till that RvP goal? When that ridiculous diving header went in everyone on the pitch lost their shit, Spain (for the worst) and our boys as well (for the better). But before then it was business as usual for Spain, they were 1-0 up. Sure they weren't 100%, but they didn't have to be at that point. That game was won by the individual brilliance of Rvp and Robben.
     

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